Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 14:14:27 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: dima@FreeBSD.org (Dima Ruban) Cc: wsantee@wsantee.oz.net, michaele@mxim.com, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: New "config" program Message-ID: <199505162114.OAA09252@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199505162110.OAA20634@freefall.cdrom.com> from "Dima Ruban" at May 16, 95 02:10:31 pm
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> > Rodney W. Grimes writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is a oversight in the new config program, it no longer "reminds" > > > > you to do a "make depend". > > > > > > > > The man page says it should, and unless someone is VERY sure now about > > > > include files "make depend" still should be done. > > > > > > This brings up an interesting question. In the FreeBSD FAQ it says > > > that to rebuild the kernel one does: > > > > > > 6.0.1: cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf > > > 6.0.2: cp GENERIC MYKERNEL > > > 6.0.3: vi MYKERNEL > > > 6.0.4: config MYKERNEL > > > 6.0.5: cd ../../compile/MYKERNEL > > > 6.0.6: make all > > 6.0.6 make depend all > > Why not just make depend all install? Probably safe, but I like to run make install as a seprate command, it's not nice to replace /kernel and not do a reboot right away. You could do: make depend all install && reboot :-) > > > > > > 6.0.7: make install > > > 6.0.8: reboot > > > > > > Does this mean that no make depend is necessary, or that make depend > > > is implied as part of step 6.0.4? Maybe an update to the FAQ is > > > necessary, or else the new config program is correct. > > > > The faq is wrong, though the above will work, it is probably the > > #1 reason that caused Jordan to do what he did to config to rm -r > > the compile directory. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > -Wes > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com > > Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD > > > > -- dima > -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD
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